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> ... more people complaining about wine snobbery than there are actual wine snobs

That may be so, but nevertheless, I dread going to dinner at fine restaurants with some of my friends because I've had to pick up a $1200 tab due to their over the top wine selections. Furthermore, I enjoy wine, but I rarely drink more than one glass.

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If you're paying for something you're not consuming, you have no one to blame but yourself.

It’s a bit more complicated. Normally with our friends we split the bill in half 50/50 no matter what we order. These friends though always pick wine much more expensive than we would.

I like my friends, but they are wine snobs.

This is what I'm talking about? You don't say "I don't think I should pay for something i didn't consume", it's your fault. No?

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